and that also has to do with the economy. if the economy is doing well, there's more money sloshing around, you're going to see more speculation and you're going to see more business. >> reporter: are any elements of the election being priced into corn at this moment, or is this all drought and supply and demand driven? >> we are in harvest mode right now, so we're just really more concerned with what the bushel counter is saying in the combine than what legislator is saying on the stump. so right now, we're just trading harvest and what we think, and ultimately what we think the crop will be when we pull it out of the ground. >> reporter: scott, thanks so much. >> all right. thank you. >> tom: tomorrow, "politics in the pits" continues from chicago's livestock trading pits-- presidential politics, cattle, and pork bellies. the secutiesnd exchange commission is taking a closer look this fall at the systems and computer programs brokerage firms use to place orders. the move comes after the big trading trouble at knight capital